Ukraine Starts Testing of New Cruise Missile

February 5, 2018

Ukraine’s defence export agency UKBORONPROM has announced the first flight tests of a new Ukrainian ground-launched cruise missile (GLCM). The new cruise missile has been designed to accurately destroy ground and naval targets.

As part of the tests, the flight characteristics and operation of the missile systems were checked. “Ukrainian ground-launched cruise missile successfully passed its first test. It can accurately hit both ground and naval targets. The SC “UkrOboronProm” continues to reinforce defense potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine” – said the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

A new development completed by designers of UKROBORONPROM enterprise “State Kyiv Design Bureau “Luch” is developed in cooperation with other state and private defense enterprises of Ukraine.

Ukraine Starts Testing of New Cruise Missile was last modified: February 16th, 2018 by Aprajita Anil